Today's Weather - Sioux Valley, SD
6 PM PST
Mostly Clear
41°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Tonight | Mostly Clear | 28° / 51° | NW 10 to 15 mph |
| Saturday Night | Mostly Clear | 29° / 60° | WNW 5 to 15 mph |
| Sunday Night | Mostly Clear | 39° / 70° | SSW 10 to 15 mph |
| Monday Night | Chance Rain Showers | 44° / 61° | W 10 to 20 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear | 36° / 63° | N 10 to 20 mph |
| Wednesday Night | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers | 44° / 64° | SE 10 to 15 mph |
| Thursday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 48° / 63° | SE 15 to 20 mph |
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 29° | 8° |
| February | 34° | 13° |
| March | 46° | 24° |
| April | 61° | 35° |
| May | 72° | 48° |
| June | 81° | 58° |
| July | 85° | 63° |
| August | 83° | 60° |
| September | 76° | 50° |
| October | 63° | 37° |
| November | 45° | 24° |
| December | 31° | 12° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Sioux Valley
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 |
| February | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| March | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| April | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| June | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.